diff --git a/cmd/launcher/signal_listener.go b/cmd/launcher/signal_listener.go
index be7ea1c2f..2edb4f57b 100644
--- a/cmd/launcher/signal_listener.go
+++ b/cmd/launcher/signal_listener.go
@@ -14,24 +14,31 @@ type signalListener struct {
 	sigChannel  chan os.Signal
 	cancel      context.CancelFunc
 	slogger     *slog.Logger
+	interrupt   chan struct{}
 	interrupted atomic.Bool
 }
 
 func newSignalListener(sigChannel chan os.Signal, cancel context.CancelFunc, slogger *slog.Logger) *signalListener {
+	signal.Notify(sigChannel, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
 	return &signalListener{
 		sigChannel: sigChannel,
 		cancel:     cancel,
 		slogger:    slogger.With("component", "signal_listener"),
+		interrupt:  make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
 }
 
 func (s *signalListener) Execute() error {
-	signal.Notify(s.sigChannel, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	sig := <-s.sigChannel
-	s.slogger.Log(context.TODO(), slog.LevelInfo,
-		"beginning shutdown via signal",
-		"signal_received", sig,
-	)
+	select {
+	case sig := <-s.sigChannel:
+		s.slogger.Log(context.TODO(), slog.LevelInfo,
+			"beginning shutdown via signal",
+			"signal_received", sig,
+		)
+	case <-s.interrupt:
+		// Rungroup shutdown
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +51,6 @@ func (s *signalListener) Interrupt(_ error) {
 	// tell sender in `os/signal` package to stop sending on `s.sigChannel`
 	// to avoid panics for sending on a closed channel
 	signal.Stop(s.sigChannel)
+	close(s.interrupt)
 	s.cancel()
-	close(s.sigChannel)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/launcher/signal_listener_test.go b/cmd/launcher/signal_listener_test.go
index f0becf674..9daf2a036 100644
--- a/cmd/launcher/signal_listener_test.go
+++ b/cmd/launcher/signal_listener_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,6 +20,45 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m, goleak.IgnoreAnyFunction("github.com/Microsoft/go-winio.ioCompletionProcessor"))
 }
 
+func TestInterruptBeforeExecute(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	sigChannel := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	_, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
+	var logBytes threadsafebuffer.ThreadSafeBuffer
+	slogger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(&logBytes, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: slog.LevelDebug,
+	}))
+	sigListener := newSignalListener(sigChannel, cancel, slogger)
+
+	// Call Interrupt and Execute out of order -- Execute should immediately return
+	sigListener.Interrupt(errors.New("test error"))
+	err := sigListener.Execute()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Send a sigterm, confirm no panic
+	sigChannel <- syscall.SIGTERM
+}
+
+func TestSigtermBeforeExecute(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	sigChannel := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	_, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
+	var logBytes threadsafebuffer.ThreadSafeBuffer
+	slogger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(&logBytes, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: slog.LevelDebug,
+	}))
+	sigListener := newSignalListener(sigChannel, cancel, slogger)
+
+	// Send a sigterm, confirm no panic
+	sigChannel <- syscall.SIGTERM
+
+	// Start up the listener, then shut it down
+	go sigListener.Execute()
+	sigListener.Interrupt(errors.New("test error"))
+}
+
 func TestInterrupt_Multiple(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()